- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53658 WP No. 38079 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 38079 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: 1. P M S SCHOOL OF NURSING NO.02 AISHWARYA COMFORT, HANUMANTHA NAGARA, BILESHIVALE, DODDA GUBBI, BANGALURU – 560 077 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL JENIFER Y. 2. ARUN D/O HARISH KUMAR 23 YEARS 3. ASHISH S/O UMED SINGH 19 YEARS 4. AYUSH S/O RAKESH KUMAR 20 YEARS 5. AYUSHMAAN VERMA S/O CHATTAR SINGH VERMA 20 YEARS 6. BARAKATI D/O FAJJAR 22 YEARS 7. BHARAT SHARMA S/O ASHOK SHARMA 20 YEARS Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53658 WP No. 38079 of 2025 8. DEEPAK DHAWAN S/O SANJEEV KUMAR 23 YEARS 9. DEEPAK SHARMA S/O RAJBIR SINGH 24 YEARS 10. DIYA D/O KRISHNA KUMAR 24 YEARS 11. GULSHAN KUMAR SHARMA S/O SHIVE MANGAL SHARMA 26 YEARS 12. HARSH S/O PAWAN 22 YEARS 13. KALPANA S/O GAJRAJ 21 YEARS 14. KAUSALYA S/O GURUDEO DAS 27 YEARS 15. MOHD TARIF S/O SAMIM KHAN 27 YEARS 16. MOHIT KAUSHIK S/O LALIT KUMAR 22 YEARS 17. MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN ANSARI S/O ANIL KUMAR 28 YEARS 18. NANCYRANI S/O ANIL KUMAR 28 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53658 WP No. 38079 of 2025 19. NIDHI D/O DHAN SINGH 28 YEARS 20. NIKHIL S/O RAM NIWAS 22 YEARS 21. NITIN S/O BRIJESH SOLANKI 20 YEARS 22. PRINCE S/O SANDEEP 18 YEARS 23. PRIYA S/O VIJAY SINGH 23 YEARS 24. PURNIMA SHARMA D/O KRISHNA KUMAR SHARMA 26 YEARS 25. RAKESH GAUTAM S/O SAMARNATH GAUTAM 28 YEARS 26. RITU D/O PADAM SINGJ 25 YEARS 27. ROHIT GAUTAM S/O RANJNATH GAUTAM 26 YEARS 28. SAPNA D/O RAMA 27 YEARS 29. SAWAN S/O PARVESH 21 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53658 WP No. 38079 of 2025 30. SNEHALATA D/O KAPILDEO PRASAD 23 YEARS 31. TANYA D/O NARESH KUMAR 20 YEARS PETITIONER NO.2 TO 31 ARE THE STUDENTS OF 1ST PETITIONER SCHOOL, NO. 02, AISHWARYA COMFORT, HANUMANTHA NAGARA, BILESHIVALE, DODDA GUBBI, BANGALURU – 560 077 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARUDRA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. KARNATAKA STATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING EXAMINATION BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE CAMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002 2. KARNATAKA STATE NURSHING AND PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION (REGULATION ) AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, 1ST FLOOR, LIBRARY BLOCK, BMC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPUS, BANGALORE – 560 002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SUDHARSHAN SURESH, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT BOARD TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSIONS OF THE PETITIONER STUDENT NO. 2 TO 31 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53658 WP No. 38079 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioners seek the following reliefs: “(i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Board to consider and approve the admissions of the petitioner student No.2 to 31; (ii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent Board to issue hall ticket by accepting the approval / examination fee and permit the petitioner students to take up the 1st year GNM examination scheduled to commence from 29.12.2025 vide Annexure-D; (iii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representations made by the 1st petitioner in the interest of the students vide Annexure-C; (iv) Pass any order or issue any direction this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. After arguing the matter for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the respondent No.1 – Board has not considered the representation / request made by the petitioners vide Annexure-C dated 02.02.2025, the respondent - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53658 WP No. 38079 of 2025 No.1 may be directed to consider the same and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders within a stipulated time frame. 3. Per contra, learned counsel for respondent No.1-Board submits that if reasonable time is granted, the respondent No.1- Board shall consider the said application filed by the petitioners at Annexure-C dated 02.02.2025 and take appropriate decision / pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law. 4. Before proceeding further, it would be necessary to extract the aforesaid representation as under: "Ref No.:PMSSON/2024-25/22 Date:02.02.2025 TO, The Secretary K.S.D.N.E.B. Bengaluru. Respected Sir, This is to inform you that, we were not able to open the online portal for our PMS SCHOOL OF NURSING (School Code -125), it is showing “sorry! Could not process your request now, Please try after sometime or contact tool admin”, kindly accept the request and do the needful. Yours faithfully, Sd/- PRINCIPAL PMS SCHOOL OF NURSING BANGALORE.” - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53658 WP No. 38079 of 2025 5. Since the aforesaid representation / request has not been considered by respondent No.1-Board, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition directing the respondent No.1-Board to address the grievance of the petitioners and to consider and pass orders / take appropriate decision on the aforesaid representation, in accordance with law within 23.12.2025. 6. Subject to the aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE BMC List No.: 4 Sl No.: 23